The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-12-15
Invasion of the White House.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-The
White House this afternoon was invaded
by nearly 1000 members of the Evan.
gelical Alliance who called in body
about one o'clock to pay their respects to
the President. and Mrs. Cleveland. They
were received in the East room and were
individually presented to the President
and Mrs. Cleveland by VIM. E. Dodge,
President of the Alliance and Col. John
M. Wilson.
Mr.. Dodge made a brief address, ex-
pressing the great pleasure it gave the
Alliance as a body to show their appre.
citation of the President and his wife,
who was especially loved and respected
by them all. He closed by urging the
President to CO operate with the Alliance
in the cause OF Christianity. The Presi.
dent replied as follows:
II am glad to meet so large a. delega.
ton from the Evangelical Alliance of
the United States. | understand the
purpose of this Alliance to be the ap-
plication of Christian rules of conduct
to the problems and exigencies of social
and political life. Such a movement
cannot fail to produce most valuable
results. All must admit that the recep.
ton of the teachings of Christianity
results in the purest patriotism, in the
most scrupulous fidelity to public trust,
and in the bess type of citizenship.
Those who manage the affairs of Gov
ernment are by this means reminded that
the law of God demands that they should
be courageously true to the interests OF
the people, and tha6 the Ruler Of the
Universe will require of them strict
account of their stewardship. The peo.
ole, too, arc thus taught that their hap.
piness and welfare will be best promoted
by conscientious regard for the interest
of the common brotherhood, and that
the success of government by the people
depends upon the morality, justice and
honesty of the people. l am especially
pleased to know that your efforts are not
cramped and limited by denominational
lines and that your credentials are found
in broad Christian fellowship. Manifest
ly, if you seek to teach your countrymen
federation, you yourselves must be toler.
ant. If you would teach them a liberal
regard for the opinions of each, you
yourselves must be liberal, end if you
would teach them unsel6sh patriotism,
you yourselves must be unsel6sh and
patriotic. There is enough of work in
the field you have entered to enlist the
hearty cooperation of all who believe in
the value and efficacy of Christian teach.
ing and practice.
Your noble mission, if undertaken in
broad and generous spirit, will surely
arrest the attention and respectful con.
sideration of your fellow.citizens, and
your endcavors, consecrated by benevo-
lence and patriotic love, must exert 8
powerful influence in the enlightenment
and improvement of our people, in illus
trating the strength and stability of our
institutions and in advancing the pros:
perity and greatness of our beloved
land"
The Rev. DR.. Burcbard, of New York,
(of "three RS" fame. was among those
presented. The President recognized
him at once, and, advancing towards
him, said, with considerable earnestness
and fervor, that he was very glad to see
him. Whereupon the crowd ofdelegates
broke into hearty laughter.
The Evangelical Alliance has closed
its sessions, holding three crowded meet.
iDgs to day. Bishop Samuel Harris, OF
Michigan, was the principal speaker of
the morning session, at which he deliv-
cred an address upon the necessity of
substituting cooperation for competition
between denominations.